Influence of light-dark phase, host plant, temperature, and their interactions on the predation rate in an insect predator

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1137-1144

  Perdikis, D Ch ^a   Lykouressis, D P ^a   Economou, L P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Host plant; Light phase; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Predation rate; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOST PLANT; PHOTOPERIOD; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; MACROLOPHUS; MACROLOPHUS PYGMAEUS; MIRIDAE; MYZUS; MYZUS PERSICAE; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 7644241108     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.5.1137     Document Type: Article

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